Sierra Leone: Governors-General: 1961-1971 Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone 27 Apr 1961 - 11 Jul 1962 Sir Maurice Henry Dorman [1] 11 Jul 1962 - 23 Mar 1967 Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston Deputy Chairman of the National Reformation Council (ex officio) [2] 23 Mar 1967 - 28 Mar 1967 Leslie William Leigh [3][4] Chairman of the National Reformation Council [2] 27 Mar 1967 - 18 Apr 1968 Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith Chairman of the National Interim Council 18 Apr 1968 - 23 Apr 1968 John Amadu Bangura Acting Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone 23 Apr 1968 - 21 Oct ? 1970 Banja Tejan-Sie (from 21 Oct 1970 Sir Banja Tejan-Sie) Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone 21 Oct ? 1970 - 31 Mar 1971 Sir Banja Tejan-Sie Acting Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone 31 Mar 1971 - 17 Apr 1971 Christopher Okoro Elnathan Eustace Cole [1] Also in Malta [2] Nominally for Governor-General "on leave in suspended office." [3] Pending the taking office by Ambrose Patrick Genda (to 27 Mar 1967) and then by Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (from 27 Mar 1967). [4] In office: 23 Mar 1967 - 18 Apr 1968. Last updated on: 29 Nov 2023; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/sierra_leone/00_1961_1971_gg.php